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It's not an accurate location like it's right underneath me or over here because it's not sensing the strength of the signal. it's just saying there's a signal here. >> what do they do with this going forward? i was reading that overnight they had put in some 84 of these in just this one kind of -- in this one location. what are they going to take from this information? how does it help in the effort to narrow the search field? >> what it's going to do mostly, the ofinformation is going to s here is where the "ocean shield" needs to go and get down to depth and see what's going on down below a...

Size of west virginia. that may sound vast, but it is nearly 12,000 miles smaller than yesterday. and we may be closer than ever to learning what really happened to the 239 people on board that plane. >> after 67 hours of silence, two new pings. but today crews are still hoping to find more. >> ocean shield has been able to re-acquire the signals on two more occasions. >> the elusive pings they have been desperately trying to re-capture detected again on tuesday, once for about five minutes, then again for seven. ocean shield has now picked up a total of four pings in five days, all near the a...

Well, a spokesperson from the british ministry of defense tells me that the "hms echo," which is a british vessel, is currently on its way to join the australian vessel, the "ocean shield." she said that it's going there because the "ocean shield" currently has the most promising leads in this search. she also said that they have managed to discount those signals detected by the chinese vessel over the weekend. as for what it's going to be doing when it gets there, she said she wasn't sure, that the "ocean shield" at the moment taking the lead in this search. it's worth noting that the "hms ec...

The so-called black boxes we've been talking about. >> search leader angus houston says he's optimistic the plane will be found soon. now even though it still covers a vast area, the search zone has narrowed dramatically. each time search teams pick up the pings, or possible beacon signals, it helps them pinpoint the potential location of the wreckage just a bit more precisely. tom foreman explains. >> reporter: the way that they have developed these new pings has really been quite fascinating. take a look at the ark here that came from the satellite hits sometime before. look at what happens ...

Remains of their loved ones could be found if they wanted them praut to the surface. some chose to and some let them lay as a final resting place. >> >> because that's what many people do any way. thank you very much. we appreciate it. this is cnn breaking news. this is a cnn special report. i'm don lemon. welcome to our viewers in the united states around the world. we have breaking news. the search area for flight 370 has narrowed significantly. 13 ships, 14 planes are expect ed to search today. crisscrossing an area that's about 7,000 square miles smaller than yesterday. the ocean shield'...